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Messabout two

Posted by terip on August 15, 2010 None comments
From the front of the Aqua Home

From the front of the Aqua Home

It’s been hot, but lovely on the river. I went down to the Aqua Home on Friday and sat for awhile. Decided that I should take a picture of it, just to remind myself how how nice it was.

We had our second messabout yesterday. There was a great turnout for the food, but not as many boats as in years past. Wish we could head out to Toledo for the show next week. The really good news is that I am getting my first project boat! It’s a 16′ sailboat, based on plans for the Titmouse by Sam Rabl. It’s likely we will have to redo the bottom and fiberglass it. And I think I will make some new sails. I’ve been told these are too small for the boat. I’ve wanted a small sailboat of my own. I want to learn how to sail. We have two sailboats at the place. One would be a good size for learning but I’m reluctant to use it since it doesn’t belong to us. The other boat, the West Wind, belonged to Lon’s wife and Lon has promised it to his son, Quinn. Since Quinn really is not into sailing, I may borrow it once I know what I’m doing. We have a motor for it but the motor needs a prop. Still waiting on getting that up and working. Anyway, this little sailboat would small enough to take out on the messabouts.

It was great to see all the Coots yesterday! I hope we’ll still be able to have messabouts in the years to come.

Bad me….

Posted by terip on May 6, 2009 None comments

I keep meaning to post some pictures of the boat in place as well as pictures of the Depoe Bay Wooden Boat show. But I have not managed to find time to upload them. Will try to do that in the next day or so. The site needs some pictures.

I managed to move a load of things from the house at Stabler into town. I am still going to be staying at Lon’s house in town, until we can get the boat ready to live in. It’s going to be crazy. Due to the son, girlfriend, and grandson staying at the house, plus birds, kittens and bassett hound, there is not enough room to let the cats loose in the house. So we are keeping them back in the bedroom, probably in large dog carriers for part of the day. It’s not an ideal situation but will work for awhile. We’ll try to get a more permanent place for them as soon as we can. It will be so nice to finish this move.

We went out last Sunday, after moving things on Saturday. Took Lon out to see where I used to live and the beaver ponds at the house. It was odd. At the old place, Lon could tell that I was getting upset, although I didn’t feel like it at first. So we didn’t stay long. It looks so sad and shabby right now, with the porch vacant and the doors open. The beaver ponds were a better trip. There are a lot of trees down on the path, but we were able to walk down for a look. I will miss that walk. I wish I had taken the dogs for a last trip. I plan to spread Jeffrey’s ashes out there this weekend. I think he would like that. And it is a place that I will be able to visit over the years.

In boating news, I am now part owner of an outboard motor. We went to a swap meet and picked it up. It’s a fairly small Johnson from the 50s. Lon was given a small boat that can use a motor. This should give us something to cruise around the slough. Lon does like my canoe, which seems to be a Radisson, rebranded by Sears. He has an electric motor that should work on it. If the weather will ever warm up, we can have some real fun. We are also talking about taking out his small sailboat. It needs a motor, but is a beautiful thing. He promised it to his son, but it is not being cared for. It would be fun to take that one out to the ocean for a cruise. We just might try that one of these days. I have a few pictures of that boat, which I’ll try and post too.

the latest on the boat

Posted by terip on March 30, 2009 2 comments

We are finally ready to move the boat. It’s scheduled for Saturday and I’ll try to see if I can get some pictures. I moved my Silver Streak down to the river on Friday. I’m about done with the old place. I’m going out tomorrow to give it one last look and see what I missed moving. Then I’ll be done with it. I wish I could be sad about this. I’m sad about losing Jeffrey, not losing the place. After dealing with the snow on my own, I’ve had enough of it. We are finally seeing the last of it melt up at the house.

Life has been okay. I spent a week in town, while the boyfriend was sick. It’s a long commute to work, but most of it is on the freeway. It wasn’t bad. I’m back at the house and I think the dogs want to catch up on their sleep. They spend the day outside in town and they just don’t sleep as well. The old dog is really failing and I don’t think she has many months left. I don’t think she could handle boat life, in any case. I’ll just have to see how it goes.

More than anything else, I want to have a place where I feel like I’m at home. The boyfriend’s house will never be that place. The house in the mountains isn’t mine and the cats seem to have taken it over in my absence. I can’t live in the trailer any more. I don’t know what I will do, if life on the boat doesn’t work out. It seems to be my future and I can’t see anything else. I am going to try and go through the things I moved and see what I can get rid of. I have some ideas on how to decorate the inside of the boat. I just need the money and time to do the work.